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Few teenagers today have manners.
Worse, gratitude seems to be a foreign concept to many of them. Often they think all the privilege and pampering they receive is their due. It's mostly their parents' fault. Manners and values should be learned in the home. Ultimately I suppose it's the fault of my generation for not raising the parents properly.
posted by
notapoet
on August 27, 2007 at 7:02 AM
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I have to constantly remind my son's friends to greet and acknowledge my
hubby and I when they walk in here. well,Most greet now but as for thanks,theres only so much I can teach them
posted by
proc
on August 25, 2007 at 5:00 AM
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Manners need to be toaught from the knee. My grandson thanked everyone
for his piraate party and gifts. Mum adn Dad had taught him to.
posted by
Kabu
on August 24, 2007 at 11:45 PM
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Re: MandaLee - My girls would be in big trouble if they forgot to say thank you
Mary,
I don't either.
posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 3:08 PM
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Re: MandaLee/Hi Betty
Hi Betty,
You are absolutely right. Personally, I think this decline is a sad commentary on the depths to which the world has sunk. All of this in an effort to not violate a child's socalled, "rights" or, "freedom of expression."
Ironically (or not so), diagnoses of new mental illnesses have reached an all time high. Whatever happened to parents raising healthy, functioning, adults who are capable of contributing to society?
posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 3:07 PM
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Re: The cat riri left me
posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 2:53 PM
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MandaLee - My girls would be in big trouble if they forgot to say thank you
Don't understand that today. Rumored wrote a post on manners the other day.
posted by
FoliageGold
on August 24, 2007 at 11:56 AM
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MandaLee
Please, excuse me and thank you, do not seem to be a part of the English language for young people today. But, most of them never miss a chance to express four letter words. It is so refreshing to meet a child or teen who does not have to be reminded with a "What do you say?"
posted by
TAPS.
on August 24, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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posted by
riri0322
on August 24, 2007 at 10:03 AM
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Re: mandalee
battered_knight,
That is sad, I think. Sad, but so true. How right you are.
posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 9:42 AM
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Re: I agree with you !
posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 9:40 AM
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I agree with you !
posted by
afzal50
on August 24, 2007 at 9:28 AM
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mandalee
It's funny to see how much has changed without really changing at all
posted by
Tattered_Knight
on August 24, 2007 at 9:17 AM
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